It’s Day 6 at WTA Madrid, and defending champion Aryna Sabelenka is on court to continue her quest to retain her title. Three other matches are on the cards, with players meeting for the first time. Who will prevail?<\/p>\n
Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>First Meeting<\/p>\n Mirra Andreeva secured two brilliant comeback wins here in Madrid, which implies an addition of resilience to her game. She is one of the most impressive players the sport has seen in recent years but she\u2019ll have to raise her level even higher to beat a player of Vondrousova\u2019s quality. The Czech player has overcome her challenges this year with some trademark powerful displays, especially on clay. She\u2019ll be too experienced for the Russian teenager.<\/p>\n Prediction: Vondrousova in 3<\/em><\/p>\n [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170468″]<\/p>\n Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>First Meeting<\/p>\n It remains to be seen if Danielle Collins still plans to retire this year after a powerful start to the season. The American is arguably the most in-form player on tour, chalking up 23 wins in 31 matches, including 14 on the trot. She’s already won two titles in Charleston and Miami, and this event isn’t far from her reach.<\/p>\n Jaqueline Cristian, too, has registered some solid wins this season and is unbeaten in five. She showed her versatility and powerful groundstrokes in a superb comeback win over Barbora Krejcikova in the previous round.<\/p>\n This looks like an even, potentially exciting match, but it\u2019ll be difficult to overcome the red-hot Collins, who finds a way to blast away anyone in her path.<\/p>\n Prediction: Collins in 3<\/em><\/p>\nDanielle Collins vs Jaqueline Cristian<\/h4>\n